- music embedded in community culture
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- Music embedded in community culture - Effective city and school leaders who value music education - Alignment of interests - Allied partners poised to take action - Strong foundation of existing music education at MNPS - Nashville IS Music City. Why Here? Why Now?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
- Music embedded in community culture- Effective city and school leaders who value music education- Alignment of interests - Allied partners poised to take action- Strong foundation of existing music education at MNPS - Nashville IS Music City
Why Here? Why Now?
- 83,000 students- 42nd largest in U.S.- 154 schools- No majority demographic - 73% economically disadvantaged- 79% Title I- 120 languages spoken
Who is MNPS?
Theory of ChangeFor students to have opportunity and access to the benefits of quality music education, we must:
– Engage more students– Offer music classes that
reflect our diverse community
– Restore and strengthen traditional chorus, band and orchestra
ResearchStudents with more than 1 year of music:– 52% more likely to
graduate on time– 7% more likely to
come to school each day
– Earn a 15% higher grade point average
– Score 16% higher on ACT-English and 9% higher on ACT-Math
In the first years…
• 40 contemporary classes
• Recording studio and student-run record label
• Band at all middle schools
• 1,000 instruments• Teacher Advisory
Council
A Crucial Piece• Total public spending:$15-20M/annually• Private investment:
– $1M from CMA/KTMP– $500K other private investment
• Martha Ingram• Gibson• Big Machine• The Recording Academy• Curb Records• Warner Music Nashville• NAMM• More…
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Producing Results
Near-Term:Show increased participation
Producing Results
Medium-Term:Sustained participation, tackle quality.
Increase # schools auditioning for Mid-State
Increase # students auditioning for Mid- State
Increase # students selected for Mid-State
Increase # ensembles participating in Middle TN Performance Assessment
Increase # ensembles receiving “superior” assessment in Middle TN & State Performance Assessment
Deploy robust teacher evaluation system (TN Fine Arts Growth Model Assessment) as means of setting clear benchmark against which teacher quality can be measured and acted upon
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Targets
Producing Results
Long-Term:Prepare students for college and career.Sustain quality music and arts education for future generations.
Ongoing research/analysis to track connection
between investment in music education and student achievement,
engagement and overall impact
Implementation of data dashboard to track progress against Preludes benchmark study and additional
metrics
